Where does “jättedålig” come from?

jättedålig (Swedish) comes from Swedish jätte, from Old Swedish iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

jättedålig (Swedish): very bad; awful

Definitions

  1. very bad; awful

Ancestry of “jättedålig”, step by step

jättedålig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jätte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjättejotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally...
2Old Swedishiætti—
3Old Norsejǫtunna jotun, giant
4Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Swedish dålig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdåligbad, low quality; bad; ill, sick; poor;...
2Old Norsedáligrbad, evil, harmful, horrible
3Old Norsedácoma; unconsciousness, hibernation
4Proto-Germanicdawą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →